Henry Darger In the Realms of the Unreal
by MacGregor, John M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0929445155
- ISBN 13
- 9780929445151
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E-380: Delano Greenridge Editions. Very Good. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Delano Greenridge Editions, New York. 2002. 720 pgs. Illustrated with Color / Black and White Plates. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in paper covered illustrated boards. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Henry Darger: In the Realms of the Unreal is a generously illustrated book that represents the culmination of more than a decade of research into the enigmatic artist's life and work by world renowned outsider art expert John MacGregor. The long awaited monograph is MacGregor's first English-language publication on Henry Darger and the most comprehensive critical investigation of Darger's writings and illustrations available in any language. Henry Darger was born in Chicago in 1892. Shortly before his death in 1973, his landlord, Chicago artist Nathan Lerner, made a startling discovery in his tenant's room: the history of another world in fifteen volumes, In the Realms of the Unreal'at 15,145 type-written pages, possibly the longest work of fiction ever written. In startlingly vivid detail, Darger's Realms recounted the role of seven sisters, known as the Vivian Girls, in a violent conflict over child enslavement on an unnamed planet. Amidst the refuse, Lerner also found three huge bound volumes of brightly colored illustrations for the work, many painted on both sides and some over twelve feet in length. In the decades since his death, Darger's alternate universe has attracted the intense interest of collectors, critics, and scholars around the world. His illustrations and writings have been the subject of major museum exhibitions in Europe and North America. EB; 1.98 x 12 x 9.34 Inches; 720 pages; Henry Darger: In the Realms of the Unreal is a generously illustrated book that represents the culmination of more than a decade of research into the enigmatic artist's life and work by world renowned outsider art expert John MacGregor. The long awaited monograph is MacGregors first English-language publication on Henry Darger and the most comprehensive critical investigation of Dargers writings and illustrations available in any language. .
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- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 68141
- Title
- Henry Darger In the Realms of the Unreal
- Author
- MacGregor, John M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0929445155
- ISBN 13
- 9780929445151
- Publisher
- Delano Greenridge Editions
- Place of Publication
- E-380
- Date Published
- 2002
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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